Synonyms for de laying
Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
Spell : dih-ley |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈleɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for de laying Other synonyms for the word de laying
- abate
- abide
- abolish
- abort
- absolve
- accomplish
- afraid
- alleviate
- alternate
- amnesty
- anticipate
- apathetic
- arrest
- assort
- averse
- averseness
- avert
- back off
- backward
- baffle
- balance
- balk
- bar
- barge in
- be delayed
- be early
- be irresolute
- be left
- be one step ahead of
- be quiescent
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- beat someone to it
- bedog
- behindhand
- bide
- bide one's time
- bide time
- bind
- bit
- bivouac
- blow hot and cold
- blow whistle on
- bog
- bog down
- bottleneck
- box in
- brake
- break in
- break train of thought
- break up
- bridle
- bring to a screeching halt
- bring to screeching halt
- bring up the rear
- brood over
- bunk
- burden
- burn daylight
- bust
- bust in
- butt in
- buttonhole
- call it a day
- call off
- can
- cancel
- carry on
- cease
- cede
- chase
- chaw
- check
- checkmate
- chime in
- choke
- choke off
- circumvent
- class
- classify
- cling
- clog
- close
- close off
- close out
- come between
- complete
- conclude
- condone
- confine
- conserve
- consider
- constrain
- consummate
- contemplate
- continue
- contravene
- control
- cool
- cool it
- counteract
- crab
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crash
- crawl
- crawling
- creep
- creeping
- crimp
- cripple
- crowd in
- crown
- culminate
- curb
- cut
- cut in on
- cut off
- cut short
- dabble
- dabbling
- dally
- dallying
- dam
- dangle
- dawdle
- dawdling
- debar
- debate
- decelerate
- decrease
- defer
- delay
- delaying
- deliberate
- demur
- demurral
- deny
- desist
- detain
- deter
- determine
- diddle
- diffident
- dilatory
- dilly-dally
- dilly-dallying
- dillydally
- diminish
- disclaim
- discomfit
- disconcert
- disconnect
- discontinue
- discourage
- disinclined
- disjoin
- dismiss
- disown
- dispense with
- dispose of
- disrupt
- dissolve
- disturb
- disunite
- dither
- divide
- dog
- doubt
- doubtful
- doubting
- down
- drag
- drag on
- drag one's feet
- drag out
- draggle
- draw
- dreamy
- droop
- drop
- drop back
- drowsy
- dubiety
- duck
- dwell
- dwindle
- ease up
- easy
- edge in
- elongate
- embarrass
- encounter difficulty
- encumber
- end
- endure
- enter
- entrammel
- equivocate
- equivocation
- establish oneself
- examine
- excuse
- exonerate
- expect
- expire
- extend
- fall away
- fall back
- fall behind
- falter
- faltering
- faze
- fetter
- fiddle about
- figure
- file
- filibuster
- fill time
- finish
- flag
- flag one
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fluctuation
- foil
- follow a scent
- forbear
- foresee
- forestall
- forgive
- forgo
- freeze
- fritter
- fritter away
- fritter away time
- frittering
- frivoling
- frustrate
- fumble
- fumbling
- gain time
- get done
- get in the way
- get no place fast
- give a rain check
- give rain check
- give up
- go on
- goof off
- gradual
- grant
- group
- half-hearted
- halt
- halting
- hammer away at
- hamper
- hamstring
- hand over
- handicap
- hang
- hang about
- hang around
- hang back
- hang down
- hang fire
- hang in
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hang up
- hanging back
- harness
- haul
- have
- heavy
- heckle
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hemming and hawing
- hesitancy
- hesitate
- hesitating
- hesitation
- hinder
- hoard
- hog-tie
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold everything
- hold in
- hold off
- hold on
- hold over
- hold the fort
- hold the phone
- hold up
- hole up
- horn in
- hover
- hunt
- ice
- idle
- idling
- impede
- imperceptible
- in
- inactive
- inch
- increase
- indecision
- indecisive
- indecisiveness
- indisposition
- indolent
- inert
- infringe
- inhabit
- inhibit
- inject
- insinuate
- intercept
- interfere
- intermit
- intern
- interrupt
- intrude
- irresolute
- irresoluteness
- irresolution
- jail
- keep
- keep back
- keep going
- keep on
- keep out
- keep shirt on
- kill time
- knock off
- label
- lackadaisical
- lacking confidence
- lag
- lag behind
- laggard
- lagging
- last
- late
- lax
- lay aside
- lay over
- lay up
- lazy
- leaden
- leash
- leave
- leisurely
- lengthen
- lessen
- let it ride
- let up
- lethargic
- lie in wait
- lie low
- limit
- limp along
- linger
- lingering
- listless
- live
- load
- loaf
- loafing
- loath
- lock up
- lodge
- loiter
- loitering
- loll
- lollygag
- look for
- look forward to
- lose time
- lounge
- louse up
- maintain
- make camp
- make longer
- mark time
- meander
- measured
- meditate
- mire
- misgiving
- mistrust
- mitigate
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- monopolize
- moon
- moratory
- mosey
- mothball
- move
- move slowly
- muse on
- muzzle
- nab
- neglect
- neglectful
- negligent
- nest
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- nose out
- obstruct
- obviate
- offset
- oppose
- oppress
- oscillate
- oscillation
- outlast
- outlive
- outstay
- overload
- pack it in
- pad
- pardon
- pass the time
- pass time
- passive
- pause
- peg
- pendulous
- perch
- perorate
- perpetuate
- persist
- phlegmatic
- pick up
- piddle
- pigeonhole
- pinch
- plant
- play for time
- playing
- plod
- plodding
- poke
- poke along
- poking
- ponder
- ponderous
- pore over
- possess
- postpone
- postponing
- precede
- preclude
- preoccupy
- prepare for
- preserve
- prevail
- prevent
- procrastinate
- procrastinating
- procrastination
- prohibit
- prolong
- prolongate
- propose
- prorogue
- protract
- provide against
- pull
- pull back
- pull in
- pull the plug
- punctuate
- pursue
- pussyfoot
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down as
- put down roots
- put forward
- put in
- put off
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- put on ice
- put on the bank burner
- put on the shelf
- put the lid on
- puttering
- putting off
- qualm
- quiet
- quit
- rack one's brains
- ramble
- rank
- rattle
- rebuff
- recess
- reduce
- reflect
- refrain
- refrain from
- refuse
- rein in
- reject
- relax
- release
- relinquish
- reluctance
- reluctant
- remain
- remain standing
- remand
- remiss
- remit
- remove
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repress
- reprieve
- repulse
- rescind
- reserve
- reside
- resign
- resist
- resolve
- respite
- rest
- restrain
- restrict
- retain
- retard
- retardate
- review
- revolve
- roost
- ruminate
- run in
- saddle
- saddle with
- sag
- saunter
- save
- save it
- schlepp along
- scrub
- scruple
- seesaw
- send up
- separate
- set aside
- set back
- settle
- sever
- sew up
- shackle
- shadow
- shag
- shamble
- shelve
- shift
- shilly-shally
- shortstop
- shrink
- shuffle
- shut down
- shut off
- shut out
- shy
- shy away
- sideline
- sink
- sit on fence
- sit out
- sit through
- sit tight
- sit up for
- skeptical
- skepticism
- slack
- slacken
- slacken pace
- sleepy
- slothful
- slough
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- slow-footed
- slow-going
- slow-moving
- slow-paced
- sluggish
- snafu
- snail-like
- snaillike
- snub
- soften
- sojourn
- sort
- spin out
- spook
- spoor
- squat
- squelch
- squirrel
- squirrel away
- stagnant
- stagnate
- stalk
- stall
- stall for time
- stammer
- stammering
- stand
- stand by
- stash
- stave off
- stay
- stay behind
- stay in
- stay out
- stay over
- stay put
- stay up for
- stew over
- stick around
- stockpile
- stonewall
- stop
- store
- store up
- stow away
- straddle
- straggle
- stream
- stretch
- stretch out
- string along
- study
- stumble
- stumbling
- stutter
- stuttering
- stymie
- submit
- suggest
- supine
- suppress
- surrender
- survive
- suspend
- sweat
- sweat it
- sweat it out
- sweat over
- swerve
- switch off
- tab
- table
- tag along
- tail
- take down
- take one's own sweet time
- take one's time
- take out after
- tame
- tardy
- tarry
- tarrying
- tax
- temporize
- tentative
- tentativeness
- tergiversate
- terminate
- think about
- think over
- think twice
- thwart
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- time-wasting
- timid
- timidity
- timidness
- to-and-fro
- toddle
- top off
- torpid
- tortoiselike
- tow
- toying
- trace
- track
- trail
- trail behind
- traipse
- trammel
- trifle
- trifling
- trouble
- trudge
- turn over
- type cast
- ultimate
- uneager
- unhasty
- unhurried
- unpredictable
- unsure
- unwilling
- unwillingness
- vacillant
- vacillate
- vacillating
- vacillation
- vacillatory
- visit
- waffle
- wait
- waive
- wane
- ward off
- waste time
- watch
- waver
- wavering
- weaken
- weigh
- weigh down
- while away the time
- wind up
- withhold
- woolgather
- work in
- wrap
- wrap up
- yield
Définition of de laying
Origin :- mid-13c., from Old French delaie, from delaiier (see delay (v.)).
- As in slow : adj unhurried, lazy
- As in hesitating : adj slow
- As in delaying : adj putting off
- As in slow-footed : adj slow
- As in slow-going : adj slow
- As in slow-paced : adj slow
- As in vacillant : adj hesitant
- As in vacillatory : adj hesitant
- As in dilatory : adj procrastinating
- As in hesitant : adj uncertain, waiting
- As in hesitancy : noun delay
- As in indecisiveness : noun hesitation
- As in irresoluteness : noun hesitation
- As in irresolution : noun hesitation
- As in tentativeness : noun hesitation
- As in timidness : noun hesitation
- As in to-and-fro : noun hesitation
- As in dalliance : noun dawdling
- As in hesitation : noun waiting; uncertainty
- As in interrupt : verb bother, interfere
- As in keep : verb prevent
- As in loiter : verb hang around; stroll
- As in arrest : verb stop or slow
- As in mull : verb think about seriously
- As in pigeonhole : verb categorize; shelve
- As in poke : verb move along slowly
- As in postpone : verb put off till later time
- As in prolong : verb extend, draw out
- As in protract : verb extend, draw out
- As in remain : verb stay, wait
- As in remit : verb stop, postpone
- As in reserve : verb keep, hold back
- As in retard : verb hinder, obstruct
- As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
- As in stay : verb wait
- As in stay : verb hold in abeyance
- As in table : verb postpone a proposition
- As in tie/tie up : verb hamper, hinder
- As in trail : verb lag behind, follow
- As in wait : verb pause, rest
- As in waive : verb give up; let go
- As in bog down : verb stick; become stuck
- As in hold back : verb repress
- As in tie up : verb hamper
- As in waste time : verb idle away time
- As in temporize : verb gain or make time
- As in dillydally : verb dawdle
- As in forestall : verb keep from happening
- As in surcease : verb stop
- As in cumber : verb hamper
- As in check : verb hinder, restrain
- As in immobilize : verb tie
- As in adjourn : verb stop a proceeding
- As in defer : verb hold off, put off
- As in delay : verb cause stop in action
- As in detain : verb hold, keep back; arrest
- As in dilly-dally : verb waste time
- As in drag : verb move very slowly
- As in end : verb bring to an end
- As in anticipate : verb act in advance of
- As in hesitate : verb wait; be uncertain
- As in hinder : verb prevent, slow down
- As in hold back/hold off : verb repress
- As in hold up : verb postpone
- As in impede : verb obstruct, hinder
Antonyms for de laying
- abandon
- abbreviate
- abet
- accept
- accuse
- acknowledge
- activate
- active
- advance
- advancing
- aggravate
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- attach
- attack
- be amazed
- be surprised
- be unready
- bear
- begin
- belief
- believing
- blame
- bold
- boost
- brave
- busy
- carry on
- carry out
- cause
- cease
- censure
- certain
- certainty
- charge
- claim
- cognizant
- combine
- comfort
- commence
- complete
- complex
- complicated
- condemn
- confidence
- confident
- connect
- consume
- continue
- convene
- convoke
- couple
- create
- curtail
- decide
- decisive
- definite
- deny
- depart
- develop
- die
- diligent
- discontinue
- dishonor
- dismiss
- disorder
- dispatch
- disperse
- disregard
- distribute
- do
- do well
- doubt
- eager
- eagerness
- encourage
- energetic
- enlarge
- enthusiastic
- expand
- expedite
- extend
- extroverted
- face
- facilitate
- faith
- fast
- fearless
- finish
- force
- forge
- forget
- forward
- free
- further
- give
- give birth
- give up
- go
- go ahead
- go along
- grow
- guard
- halt
- hand over
- hard-working
- hasten
- hastening
- help
- hold
- hurried
- hurry
- hurrying
- hurt
- ignore
- incite
- include
- increase
- incriminate
- indulge
- initiate
- intelligent
- intensify
- intricate
- introduce
- irritate
- join
- keep
- keep on
- lead
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- let happen
- liberate
- lie
- link
- lively
- loose
- loosen
- magnify
- maintain
- meet
- mend
- move
- moving
- neglect
- offer
- on cue
- on time
- open
- permit
- perseverance
- persevere
- persist
- prolong
- promote
- punish
- push
- quick
- raise
- rally
- rapid
- ready
- refuse
- release
- relieve
- remain
- resolute
- resolve
- retain
- reveal
- rise
- run
- run away
- rush
- scatter
- sentence
- shorten
- smart
- soothe
- speed
- spend
- squander
- start
- stay
- stimulate
- stop
- strengthen
- support
- sure
- sureness
- take
- throw away
- tiptoe
- trust
- unblock
- unburden
- unclog
- unhesitant
- unite
- unsettle
- unwavering
- urge
- use
- vamoose
- vote
- waiting
- waste
- welcome
- willing
- worry
- zealous
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